MediumDave65

At #Windycon closing ceremonies.

Two cats, one with glowing eyes, on a staircase.

Happy Halloween 🎃!

I thought about driving to work today, but I’m glad I didn’t 🚂

Head of a black cat with yellow eyes

Happy national black cat day to all of our friends!

Yes, it’s a cat in a kitchen sink.

Hmm. So Ronald Reagan made a speech against tariffs, and today’s Republicans are having fits about it. 🍿

But it isn’t smart, because those are the tactics of an insurgent group or a criminal gang. It undermines their claim of being a legitimate law enforcement agency, and makes them look like a band of lawless goons… which they actually are.

The actions of DHS and ICE over the past few months clearly illustrate the difference between being clever and being smart. It’s clever of ICE to hide their faces, use inconspicuous vehicles, swap license plates, etc.

Oh, I’m doing fine. For someone who might suddenly crumble into tiny pieces, like a stale cookie.

What the redcoats couldn’t do…

Two gray cats on a sofa

Gray boys snuggling

Good! The fascist creep within the Catholic Church has been a crucial (and under-reported) contribution to democratic decline in the US and elsewhere.

Federal agents deployed tear gas in Albany Park Sunday as residents chased off agents who were trying to detain a neighbor. blockclubchi.co/4h6gHG2

Now I know why my throat started burning suddenly on Sunday. 😡

I rarely have this reaction to classics, because I’m a history buff. References to things that I don’t understand make me want to know more. OTOH it makes me a slower reader than most other people 😆

Is there a legal term (other than “mala fide”) for the kind of bad-faith reasoning that justifies the so-called Kavanaugh stop?

Now that’s more like it, AP!

Hmm the Associated Press did not specifically report the outrageous ICE assault on South Shore in Chicago. But CNN did.

We aren't learning.

About to see the Blackhawk Model Railroad Club display in Oregon, Illinois!

Privatize everything, including the armed forces! 🙄🙄

It’s important to spread this idea: what the Democrats stand for is completely reasonable. This shutdown is happening because the GOP is led by greedy and cruel people.

Turns out that using a task I’ve been procrastinating on as my Windows password is was… only effective at causing more anxiety 😦 #adhd

I’ve also noticed that since e-bikes have become more common, some people have gotten the idea that they can ride gas-powered cycles or scooters in bike lanes or paths.

Way too early at the lovely Union Station in Kansas City. #amtrak

I lived for several years in a 3-flat that was sinking unevenly, and over decades had developed a noticeable eastward list ☹️

[They] said I was daft to build a castle in the swamp, but I built it all the same just to show ‘em…

Just saw “melt ICE” written on a transformer in Glenview. #meltICE

That looks like an M4 carbine, a shorter version of the M16.